Support for containers



July 2 1929- l J. A. CAREY 1.719.097

v SUPPORTFOR CONTAINERS mea oct. ze. 1921 Patented `lilly 2, 1929.

UhilTED STATES wenn JAMES A.. CAREY, F PTTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

SUPPORT FOR CONTAINERS.

Application filed October 28, 1921.

rlhis invention relates to an improvement in carboy supports and inclinators of the type shown in my Letters Patent No. 1,400,025, of December 13, 1921.

The present invention has for its object to provide certain improvements over the construction shown in my said patent by which the device .is siiupliled and by which the ci boys can be more quickly and easily placed therein and manipulated.

My invention may be readilyunderstood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective vieiv oit' a device constructed in accordance With my invention, showin g a earboy therein;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the device and a carboy casing, the carboy being shown in elevation;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing one o'll the end members adapted to be clamped against the carboy casing for pivotally supporting it;

Fig. et is a detail vievv of one ot the te'lescoping side rods that connect the end meinbers shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of a locking means for normally holding the cai-boy against inclination;

Fig. 6 shows a modiiication of the locking means shovvn in Fig. 5.

1n the drawings, A designates a standard carboy surrounded by the usual casing or crate B on which are side strips C.

My invention coinprises a pair of end members 5 having` a horizontal top part 6, from each ot which projects a trnnnion 7. De peinling` from the horizontal bars 6 are centrai vertical parts 8, and 9 are inclined bracing members. The end members thus have a truss shape se that they have a maximum strength. Each oit the end frames 5 prettier1A ably comprises a single casting which may be ot malleable iron, or cast iron With which a certain grade of steel has been mixed or poured, so that they are strong and rigid and not liable to crack or break. The ends ot the cross bar 0 are provided with horizontally extending slots 10.

riihe tvvo end members or plates 5 are connected at the sides by rods passing through the slots 10. rEhe rods are preferably made of two sections 1.1 and 12, having a threaded telescoping connection. Section 11 is preterably non-circular in cross section, and has a head 11" on the outer end thereof. As shown,

Serial No. 511,015.

it is hexagonal in cross section. The inner end is provided with a longitudinally eX- tending threaded bore or hole.

Section 12 is provided with a hexagonal or other shaped head portion through vvhich passes a pin 12 which serves as a handle for turning the rod. At 12n the rod is reduced and 12b is a threaded extension adapted to iit into the threaded bore in section 11. The head. of section 12 :is slightly larger than section 11 in cross section. rlfhis prevents the rod from passing through the slot to such an extent that the pin 12 would contact with the bar (i. i

The end clampingl members 5 are designed to be pivotally supported on the trininions 7 in supporting trame members 15 having bearings 16 therein in which the trunnions are adapted to be set. The supporting iframe members may be adjustably connected relatively to each other by tie bolts or rods 1i'. Adjustment is eil'ected by proper positioning of the nuts on the tie bolts, as explained in my aforesaidapplication. rilhe tops of the frames 15 may be held in proper spaced relation by a shoulder on the trnnnions 7 which bears against the ends ot the bearings 1GD as shown in Fig. 2. Other siu'viporting fran'ies, however, than the one shown might readily be substituted.

ln use, the members 5 are connected by the vadjustable side rods Which pass through the slots 10. They are then passed over the crate B until the top portions are below the siee strips U. lhe side rods and the members 5 are then shifted sideways until the rods are substantially eqiiidistant troni the center et the trunnions but close against the sides of the crate, so that the crate is properly centered. The slots 10 will serve to assist in gauging'ivhen the carboy is ccntered, as the eye can readily measure the positions oif the rods in the slots to locate them in corresponding positions. '.lhen the rod sections 12 are turned by means ot pins 12 to screw their respective threaded extensions 12b into the threaded. bores in the respective sections 11. The section 11 being hera gonal, or non-circular, does not turn in the slot 10, so that the two sections of each red may be easily screwed together.

Screiving the rod sections together draws the end clamping members 5 into contact with the crate, and the rod sections 12 are turned until the crate is tightly clamped between the members 5. The carboy can then be easily frame.

.could not vbe shortened or lengthened.

lifted and carried, the trunnions 7 serving as handles. lVhen transported to the supporting stand, the trunnions may be set into bearing 16 in the end lsupporting frame members 15. The trunnions are of sufficient length to enable them to be grasped after they have been set in the bearings, so that liability of injury to the lingers is avoided. After the earboy has been pivotally supported in this manner in the supporting frame, it can be tilted to any angle to remove all ot the contents.

The advantage ofhaving the rods which connect the clamping members telescope is that the clamping members can be adjusted to engage crates or different sizes and yet the ends of the rods will always project the same distance beyond the clamping members.A

Therefore, 'the ends of the' rods will never come into contact with the supporting frame members,las would be the case if the rods This is especially advantageous where there is only a slight difference in the sizeof the carboys or crates, as it is not then necessary to etif'ect a change in the length of the supporting By having the side rods adjustable laterally in the slots 10, the device can be more easily applied to the crates and enables it to be more conveniently adjusted for carboys of different sizes.

For normally holding the earboys against ytilting or for preventing the accidental inelination, I preferably employ a suitable locking means. the preferredform of which is shown 1n Fig. 5. Cast at one side of the Vbearing 16 of/one of the end trame members is an enlargement 2O having a chamber 21 therein in which is a spring for yieldably urging a slidable latch or plug 22 outwardly. A knob 23 is connected by a pin 24 to the plug by means of which the plug may be retracted, manually. In the trunnion 7 is a recess, preferably in the form of a longitudinally extending groove. The end of the plug normally projects into the groove to hold the trunnion against rotation. IVhen it is desired to tilt'the carboy, the lrnob Q3 is pulled to retract. the end of the plug from the groove. When the carboy Aswings back to normal position, the spring will act to again force the plug into the groove when it comes into register therewith. The provision ot' a groove enables the 'trunnion to move longitudinally according to variations in the sizes of carboys, without necessitating a change in Vthe length of the trame, and the parts need not-be so accurately adj usted.

Asa modilication of the locking means shown in Fig. 5, the arrangement shown in Fig. 6 may be employed. In the construction, a hole is drilled through one of the trunnions 7 and a groove is formed in the bearing 16. A removable pin 25 is passed through the trunnion and the lower end thereot extends into the groove to hold it against rotation. To tilt the earboy the pin must be removed.

The depending parts ot the end members 5 project down along the sides of the crate to hold it lirmly and rigidly and present a large surface'to engage the crate, to hold it against movement. This surface is amply sutlicient to keep the crate from slipping in any direction in which it is tilted. Being in the form or a truss, the end clamping members have a maximum strength.

I claim as my invention:

1. A support for containers comprising a pair ot' end members adapted to be clamped to two sides of a container, said members having laterally extending slots therein, means for connecting and clamping said members to a container comprising rods, said rods being` formed ot sections connected together for adjustment as to overall length, one section ot' which is non-rotatably mounted in a slot of one ot' the members and the other seetion rotatably mounted in a slot of the other member, each section having a head outwardly ot said slots providing shoulders to abut the end members exteriorly, the heads of the -rotatable sections a'lording means for en gagement to elifect turning, and means for pivotally supporting the end members.

Q. A support for containers comprising a pair of end members adapted to be clamped against two sides of a container, said menibers having laterally extending slots therein, trumiions on said end members, an adjustable supporting means having bearings therein for engaging the trunnions, and means for connecting said end members and holding them in clamped relation with a container comprising a pair ot rods, one ot which is adapted to extend along each of the other two sides of the container and to pass through the slots in the end members, each of said rods being comprised of two sections, one of which is non-circular in cross section whereby it is held from rotating in the slot and the other being adapted to rotate in the slot, each section of said rod having a head outwardly of said slots providing shoulders to abut the end members exteriorly, the heads of the rotatable sections affording means for engagement to eiiect turning, and a threaded conn ection adapted to vary the overall length of the rod when the one section is turned relatively to the other.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

JAMES A. CAREY. 

